[Brian_C]

May 13, 2013 at 11:14 am

That’s a crackin’ wee shot. If this is just one exposure then you did very well to balance the exposure between sky, bright sunlight and foreground. Love it!!

[Brian_C]

May 8, 2013 at 7:40 am

Wow that’s a sharp vivid image. Great clarity, lovely tones, very very sharp and nice composition.
Really nice.

[Brian_C]

May 7, 2013 at 7:23 am

Oh, I love these, I particularly like the first one. In fact, I might try this sometime at home.
Really looks fun and interesting.

[Brian_C]

May 6, 2013 at 12:31 pm

Thanks for all the feedback guys/gals. thank you.

[Brian_C]

February 24, 2013 at 9:45 pm

Beautiful vibrant shot, good use of the wall as a lead in line.

Roll only warm sunny days.

[Brian_C]

February 20, 2013 at 5:21 pm

Fantastic, just fantastic.

[Brian_C]

February 18, 2013 at 4:53 pm

Love it, nothing more, just love it!!

[Brian_C]

February 18, 2013 at 12:28 pm

Hi rob, my take on it is, it’s nearly a great photo – IMHO it could do with a wee boost of the pink n’ reds in the sky, not too much mind. Also, the reflection of the cloud seems strangely darker in the water than in the sky, so maybe darkening the cloud in the sky may add something else to it too. And I wonder could you get the ripples in the water more defined by darkening the shadows on the ripple.

I really do think there’s a cracker of a photo just waiting to be “squeezes” out.

[Brian_C]

February 18, 2013 at 11:08 am

Thanks for the feedback Rob. I do agree with most of what you’ve said there, soft on the left (there’s a little bit of flare or smudge on the filter) so well spotted, nothing slips past you eh!! And the north Dub coast can be a bit bland.
I used Cokin Filters for this shot, some people moan about the Cokins adding a magenta tint (which I’ve actually toned down in this shot in PS), but I think in this case the colour cast was a bonus.

[Brian_C]

February 18, 2013 at 9:06 am

Beautiful shot, really really nice shot. I’ve been to this exact location, but I wasn’t as luck with the light that you got on this occasion.
Really nice. Judging by the position of the sun I can only assume this was taken sometime in the summer months?

[Brian_C]

January 24, 2013 at 8:39 am

This is a location I’ve being wanting to visit for sometime and is defo on my ToDo List. I think this is a good composition with nice colours, but IMHO it is too juiced, been over procesed and over saturated, even the white waves have a blue colour cast to them. Again IMHO, if you reduced the saturation of water (you might get away with it in the sky) it be a much stronger image.

[Brian_C]

November 5, 2012 at 10:23 am

Miki, I agree 100% about the centre of the rose needs to a little higher up in the frame, I’m working toward a panel for my LRPS so I’ll probably reshoot this shot. The Toning was done in-camera using the 60D’s Sepia filter, I just did a Levels adjustment and a little sharpening and that was it.

[Brian_C]

November 5, 2012 at 8:45 am

Oh yes I like this crackin’ shot, love the different colours and tones.

Do you use a trigger/sensor or is it a case of firing off 100’s of shots in the hope of getting the timing right.

[Brian_C]

November 1, 2012 at 10:22 am

Woooow, the clarity and contrast in this shot is just superb. Love it!! Could you tell us a little about the technical side of the shot, have you used a Polarizer and is there a signature use of Nik Software here.
As regards the cropping and composition, I think there’s too much road in the first one but too little in the second. IMHO I’d have cropped just above the two dots in the road in the first shot, but that’s just me, as Mark said as long as you’re happy with the shot….. I’d seriously consider, printing it BIG and hanging on your wall.

[Brian_C]

October 25, 2012 at 11:52 am

Personally I think the 2 year target is a good thing, but don’t worry if you’re still working the same job in 2 years.
Seriously consider going part-time first – cut your hours down to a 3 day week.

First you need a website with quality shots.
How do you win your first wedding gig? Try to get to as many weddings as possible, cousins, friends, sister/brother, work colleagues or whatever and take as many shots as you can. Learn the skills first and then spread the word and you will get couples, probably friends, who are short on cash and ask you to shoot.

Attend a wedding workshop, you’ll learn from professionals about handling crowds of people, learn about poses and how to shoot people without them realising – you could even use these workshop photo’s on your website to give an indication of the quality of your work.

Get accredited to an organizations (SWPP, RPS). You don’t have to leagally do this but IMHO having those letters after your name on your website may help some couples lift the phone to you – if you get 1 wedding out of it then it’s paid for itself. Also, getting a panel of photos together will make you think and will improve your work too.
Don’t just focus on wedding photography, shoot portraits too. Offer a free session with people you know – it all helps to build up quality shots for your website.

Attend those wedding fares, pickup a vibe for what other guys are doing and then have a stall at one yourself.

And most important of all, have a thick thick skin and be really driven. You’ll get lots of knocks and put-downs along the way.